[pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage & Paper Quality
- From: "Eric Neilsen Photo" <ej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 10:17:12 -0600
I'd check the RH of your room again. I doubt you'll see it grow, but have
you tried re wetting a print/ Also what wash temp are you using? cold
contracts so if your having an issue with shrinkage, consider all the temp
and rh the paper is being exposed to along the way. When printing on a 16x20
piece of MG VI paper, I would allow for at least an 1/8" or up to 3/16" long
dimension and perhaps 1/32+ on the short.
Eric Neilsen
Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
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[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Nelson
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 3:50 PM
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage & Paper Quality
Ilford Multi FB 16x20.
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From: Eric Neilsen Photo <ej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 1:43:53 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage & Paper Quality
What brand is shrinking in both direction?
Eric Neilsen
Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
www.ericneilsenphotography.com
skype me with ejprinter
www.ericneilsenphotography.com/forum1
Let's Talk Photography
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[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Nelson
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 11:07 AM
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage & Paper Quality
I air dry everything but prints do go into a hot press of course to be
flattened. It's dang dry in here for being below ground!
Eric
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From: Eric Neilsen Photo < ej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
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Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 10:03:24 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage & Paper Quality
I have noticed paper shrinkage mostly, and that means almost all, on the
long edge of the paper. If there were shorter dimensions on two sides, I'd
suspect TOO high a local drying temp. Air dry only . But with the cold and
need for heat the RH may be really low right now?
Eric Neilsen
Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
www.ericneilsenphotography.com
skype me with ejprinter
www.ericneilsenphotography.com/forum1
Let's Talk Photography
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From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Nelson
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 7:25 PM
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage & Paper Quality
Thanks Harry. It looked on my easel to be even all the way 'round and I
measured the space on each dimension.
Also, I trying to match a print of unknown age, (drymounted w/tissue
showing) and I didn't see the range in the print I was able to pull from the
same neg using a common English made fiber paper.
<http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/tsmileys2/33.gif> The older print, although
nothing spectacular on it's own, seemed to have a greater range of tones...
or I just really suck as a printer!
One wouldn't have noticed the difference unless side by side but sometimes
when printing nowadays it seems like I am working w/paper w/the tonality
range of digital. =\
Eric
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From: harry kalish <hksvk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 8:50:51 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Print Shrinkage Question and Adhesive Advice
Yes, I have tried the same thing, and that much shrinkage sounds about what
I have noted. But shrinkage should be more in one dimension than the other
because of how the paper fibers are aligned.
I would try rubber cement on your ruler. Apply a thin, even coat to both
members and wait for it to get tacky before putting the cork to the metal.
Clamp, but not tight enough to squeeze all the cement out.
Harry
On 2/3/11 6:16 PM, "Eric Nelson" <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am doing a re-print and I want to use the unusable dry fiber print to size
up with on the easel so it matches what I made yesterday. It seems that the
print shrank 2mm in each direction making precise (architectural image)
alignment impossible. Is that normal? I knew there was some shrinkage but
never noticed this much. It's a 16x20 print.
I have a cork backed ruler and the cork is separating from the ruler. Would
contact cement be a good choice to re-adhere the portion coming off? It's a
15" ruler so it's has some flex to it.
Thanks
Eric
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